The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-16
THEY STRIKE 1T RICH.
NEMpHIANs WHO HAVE VALUABLE
PROPERTY AT KANSAS CITY.
The Kansas City, wyandott, g. North
wes,ern Railroad Secures an Import.
sht Contract with the Chicago, 80,
raal & Kansas City Company.

inI StNNIh Nctks pit-l nc ana Vol. W. y,
punayant have been up in Missouri and
Kansas, in the Roighborhood Of Kansas
City, experimenting work on the Kansas
City, Wyandottc d Northwestern road, IA
which they arr largely Interested. The
gentlemen and their fellow owners, mostly
McnphianS, are ia big luck, rs will be seen
Is the following from the Kansas City
1;mcs oi the 18th inst
mir \. h. Stickney, president and Mr..
John |. Thompson and Arnold Kalman.
diwUtors ol the Chicago, r. Paul 4 Kan.
SIS City railway, have been in the city
srvcral days arranging for terminal Grili.
tirs for their line. The Chicago, st. Paul &
Kansas City road controls and operates
about 800 miles OF railruad, principally in
Minnesota aud Iowa. and IL made Mp OF
three systems, the Minnesota q North
western, the diagonal" and the Iowa
Central During this year the line has
been extended to ST. Joseph, or will be
before the close vi the present year,
and il b I've extended 90 this city lust
~ SION ~ the necessary arrangements
eau he made. Although the officials de-
Glue to state what route will be used. II is
generally conceded that limo will bc built
nun ~. Joseph Ia IcavgnwOrth, crossing
the Missouri river NJ thit point and com.
ing into Kansas City over the trucks oi the
Nyandoite Il Northwestern. The officials
ol the two lines have been In close consul
taiion for two days, and IL Is asserted that
an agreement OF some character has been
reached
"Mr. Stickney was seen AZ the Coates
house by a TBs reporter last night Ne he
WIS going 81 Col. W. =. Dunayant's room.
lie carried o package Of papers in his hand
aud pleaded an engagement when mp.
preached for va interview lie presented
ME- Arnold kalman, however, aud said
that anything he would sny would Dc au.
thorilAtiyc. Mr.. kalman ~ prominent
banker 81 - Paul, bat has been identified
With III" raiiuad prolcri- al the northwest
fm several years.
"'No rilrad cananorl Ia penetrate this
hction Of country and not come 20 Kan.
sp CITY, said he. This IL the point we
had in view when We named our road, and
] Wilia~sirc you that We will be here In.
sl'lc oi n ycu when W. no come We will
have ~ linr terminal facilities ~ any line
IN the city. We now have track laid 10
within short distance oi -. loseph, and
vii W doing business with that city from
the north inaycry short time. Our terminal
facilities thew are unexccllcd by any line
nov operating there, ~ they arr in the
heart al The city,"
by what route will You enter this
eiyg
Wei, am harlly at liberty 10 state.
aitWUgh lrrlgp inCn'- have bccn made
b. line
+" 'Nll sou punches an existing line7'
Ne, 90 b. nJ; apunrha-c yet. II isa
Nrv rlUs' taiic agr,mcn'.'
vorlY
Nonid rlther not state about that.
although, a- ! said the plans arr about
coinpl,ici. tho details arr no, worked
OFT. havc not corsnltei IN" other Tar.
- 81 'niru-i, and they might ohjcc; 10 a
pH'difaiinn ri the ilcis There ~ ~ qucs.
TIN About one thing. however, anil that u
list w vii have y kanss City line be
iOrf tiir emil I'd next year. The distance
D. oar line 10 Chicago vii bc 100 miles
bu w. all hatc the shortest line O. n,s
he.nes 10y thirty mil,s and very much the
flioritsi o. - Paul and Duluth. We are
pushine our line 81 the head Of the lake
ant VII D. able 90 give our patrons The
lrnSi'i Of Canadian competition. We are
a,rcaar doing iinc business IN hauling
Sirn. iea aui silk. anl when the line il
csmp.ricl o. Kansas CITY the merchants
vii layc direct connection With the Cana.
d.1n fa,.hc Sos thc transaction al Pacific
cast business We have |. ~ miles cd
nod. iaycring a territory much oi which
vii ir' r'N 20 knnEs City. We also tap
uhr lumber region. oi the extreme north.
enabling Hic lumber merchants 10 ct luu.
b. d.icyf AMI NJ low fright uics. Ran.
t1is 'iiy vii become a great city and a
great ailpsi ccnt'.r The packing busi
n,>s. Implement business and o,hcf enter
pnecs arr large now, and will inrra.o Ia
biz. The tributary country Is o. rich ~
tiin hc Irund ia the country, and every.
hnnf wmpn,s n make THE city q mctiop.
oHs
'Mr Stclncy. the president Of the nov
line l. lone oi The shnrvdct railroad man.
hrrr NJ the west. lie purchased a kv
ycaf- ago n nuinbcr u shurt branch luos.
Ahd ifiuW aiiy one was aware Of Ii he ha.l
cnnn'ricd uirm into gtat milr1ad Tvs.
tm. Tie works IN such a quiet manner
aud cnin'f ,l near accomplishing what he
undertake that his every movcmcnt i
watched Will extreme Interest hy railway
Managers lie commands almost unlitu.
ii"d capital mud has the entire confidence.
81 M. l.apciaics.
Them b. uu quy stiUn bat that the en-.
uluUv " ilr Chicago. - Paul q Kansas
'.i} wIl into this city viii he Of rpnt
hIunlHW. The merchants have lust
NAH what good "a new line can bring
thrm md will uo l0uht welcome ttis line
n"h"icn htus. The party via leave ior
~ l'uh today"
Commenting on the forcroinr. Nr New.
MN ith. o prominent milrund attorney ol
oi It's ci'y. said
The Chiw.n, 81 Paul 4 Kansas CITY
Tlfwd company now owns upwnpl ol
l,tn miles ul mad As stated I'M lie WDi0'
article, Il is building IN tho dirret,op al
Kansas CITY, aud hna artunrrd with Inc
Kansas City. Wyandoiir & NortLVc.,r,,
Hili9ad Which b owned hy ouf M,mphi.
Ful,i i"f the use VI thirty miles 81 10
Hld nh1 terminal ~ Kansas City, under
practically q perpetual contract ~,
N'undnite system had acuuirod som,
WY valuable terminals ~ kanns Civ
nnd ,i.r usc Ut thctc and iuckae, was DE-
sod by ue Chicago, 81 Paul q kanw
wy Tine AZ present an entrance "a ven
aiiicuh, and involves nn expenditure q
inimons' Hnins a money The Use of 90,
uack 81 ihC w andoiic line I-noi impaired
and indccd. u hos reserved IN itscli IN.
nshi TO admit other railroads, Il itno de-
sifCs.
Kansas city. memphis a Birmingham
a slscial dispatch from Aberdeen. Miss
y the New Orleans Rmc baAogei VI lh
lfih. SAYS
IA 80 clock last afternoon the las
mi WIS laid on the Kansas CITY. Mempbi
a birmingham railroad Ia the brids
lIaA I..HaN.ss.I...s -. Al.